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Why some plaques become dangerous

A spatial analysis of proteins in human blood vessels shows why some deposits tear more easily. A team from the DZHK site in Munich reports on this in…

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EU funding for innovative therapies in life-threatening circulatory shock

An international research consortium is investigating a new therapeutic approach to life-threatening circulatory shock. The EU project CURE-SHOCK is…

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A hidden switch fine-tunes the heart’s elasticity

A team led by Michael Gotthardt, many of whose members are researchers at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), has discovered a…

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SGLT2 inhibitor effectively protects against heart failure in individuals with genetic risk

An analysis of the DECLARE-TIMI 58 trial shows that carriers of cardiomyopathy-related genes benefit disproportionately from dapagliflozin. The…

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